1743 battle site,little results

[birdman]

Hunted a 1743 battle site ,(battle of Dettingen) with little results. Got there at about 10am and hunted till about 5 pm. For all the hunting the only keepers were 2 buttons and a fairly modern coin that had been torn up by a plow at somepoint. We had battle maps from the internet and also current maps that were similar,you could follow the curves of the river on both maps so I thought we would find much more.All in all,there were about one hundred and twenty thousand troops in the battle so I know there is plenty of stuff to find.Hopefully with a little more research and also some luck I will have some good pics in the future. I still had a blast and the weather was nice so the day was still well worth it.HH

 

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[Bavaria Mike]

There has to be something there! Musket balls for sure. Sounds like a good spot, you might want to research it a little more. It's possible you are only close to where the battle was. There is a battle field near my house from 1504 that I'm seeking permission to hunt, the landmark for the field is several hundred meters away from the actual battle site, one could hunt for days if you didn't know that. You might consider trying to hot spot the area, just grid 10meter by 10 meter blocks then move along and try to mark your map as you go. HH, Mike

 

[archmjr]

Keep the disc on low and keep looking. You are gonna hit some pay dirt soon. Start on the high areas around the river and work your way down. Look around and think were you would want to be shooting from if you had a choice. Good look and let us know how it goes when you find the hot spots.

Arch

 

[Kentucky Kache]

Looking forward to those pics. Don't give up on that one.

 

[birdman]

I am going to hit it again soon,I was sure I would find some musket balls at least. We did ask some locals and they told us to go where we were. There was also a sign marking the site but I am sure we just have to move a quarter of a mile or so to hit pay dirt. A lot of the fun is doing the research. Makes you feel like a detective.

 

[archmjr]

Are you using a GPS...if your in the woods you may want to be able to mark spots when you come across a hot spot. I have one I use when I am relic hunting in the woods and farmlands. It helps a ton.

Arch

 

[Kentucky Kache]

I think a good treasure hunter is a detective.

 

[allen]

keep going back there detecting and keep on digging !!!

 

[birdman]

I like that badge. I figure the stuff will be pretty deep , but we still should be able find some stuff. A GPS is the next toy I hope to get, Just gotta find some money to pay for it.LOL

 

[Emperor Findus Cladius]

With that many troops everything will have been over a large area, and it all could NOT have been found. Just gotta be patient.!! HH